Maia
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Maia
Examples
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If there is a maia nest of eight to twelve eggs, there should be eight to twelve new maias.
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If there is a maia nest of eight to twelve eggs, there should be eight to twelve new maias.
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And the hypsys and the maias have one nest each. "Where are these nests?" "We'll have to find them," Grant said.
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Elbereth is actually Varda, one of the Valar, and Gandalf is basically an incarnate Maia.
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Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maia Panjikidze hosted U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Dr. Phillip Gordon at the ministry today.
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The Maia crab is easily identifiable by its broad, flattened body.
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Scientists discovered a new species within the Maia genus during their research in the ocean.
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Researchers often study the behaviors of Maia crabs to understand their ecological roles.
Synonyms
A group of spider crabs with spiny shells found in many seas
A group of crabs that live in the sea in many parts of the world
A group of crabs like spider crabs found in many seas
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Maia is the name for this group of spider crabs and comes from the Greek goddess Maia, whose name means 'mother' or 'nurse' and is the source of the English month May. So, thinking of Maia as a spring or mother figure helps you remember that Maia is the name given to a living group of spider crabs found around the world.